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Commerce Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram is delegating more power to development commissioners at t

STRIKE HALTS OPERATIONS AT KOREA'S KIA MOTORSSEOUL, South Korea - Work stopped at Kia Motors

EC and Polish negotiators meet in Brussels next week to wrap up an association agreement that will r

OPEC oil production in June increased by 500,000 barrels a day to 22.56 million barrels, partly bec

International Petroleum Exchange July 2, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

July 2, 1991 Copper Total, 26,803. Gold Total, .1,781,699.Silver Total, .265,061,338.

CITICORP CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE John S. Reed said it's easier to break into the Japanese marke

Thinking of a joint venture in Japan? Be careful. Your partner today could be your competitor tomorr

Hiromasa Yakushiji was named head of North and South American operations and chairman of Sumitomo Tr

Shadows cast over the world airline industry by economic recession and the Persian Gulf war may be l

Underwriters need to analyze catastrophe risks far more scientifically as the spectrum of hazards wi

The U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors Tuesday rejected a series of rate increases approved in

Major changes under way in Brazil's trademark registration system could herald the last of the good

AIR PRODUCTS TO RAISE SPECIALTY AMINES PRICESALLENTOWN, Pa. - Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Genetics Institute Inc. appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a lower court decision to grantpatent pro

Brazilian orange producers, faced with financial difficulties caused by low juice prices, are spendi

In a move that will add heftily to carrier costs, budget-strapped California is going to force shipp

JUDGE OKS SETTLEMENT OF PENSION FUND SUITA federal court in New York gave preliminary approv

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Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Producers of a widely used plastic called polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, say they have seen a steady, u

The drumbeat to eliminate nearly $200 million in federal subsidies to U.S. ocean freight carriers se

The president of American Airlines said Tuesday the carrier is prepared to match competitors' cargo

The U.S. Export-Import Bank announced Monday it had guaranteed most of a loan for a $41 million join

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT IN RUSSIA FELL IN JUNEMOSCOW - Industrial output in the Russian Republic p

A majority of life and property-casualty insurance company executives surveyed expect a greater numb

TRUCK EARNINGS PLUNGED 50 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTERNet operating income of the nation's large

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The U.S. Agency for International Development's "pipeline" of earmarked but still unspent funding ro

The Commerce Department confirmed Tuesday that Japanese-owned Brother Industries and Matsushita Elec

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking $226,000 in penalties from Pioneer ChlorAlkali Co., o

Brazilian coffee exports, slowed by port and bank strikes in late June, should take a strong upturn

A leading textile group said it is opposed to a new cotton certificate program, charging that the in

Aluminum ingots- $1,315-$1,325 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

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The coming imposition of a new handling fee for cargo shipped between Asian ports signals the emerge

A provision slipped into the Senate's national energy strategy bill lays a track for new information

The Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport is back in the reefer business following a devastat

The economic slowdown in the United States and Canada has led to a sharp drop in Great Lakes coal a

The Malaysian government said it is looking for additional land to build a fourth port area at Port